Barry Sanders Jr. says Mark Ingram Jr. is NFL draft bound

Posted by Michael David Smith on January 5, 2011, 6:26 PM EST

From our “take this secondhand information with a grain of salt but it’s interesting anyway” department: The running back son of one former NFL player may have revealed that the running back son of another former NFL player will enter the 2011 NFL draft.

OKBlitz.com quotes Barry Sanders Jr., a junior in high school who’s being recruited by Alabama, as saying that Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban told him that Alabama’s starting running back, Mark Ingram Jr., is leaving school early for the NFL.

Ingram, who won the 2009 Heisman Trophy, has first-round talent. It makes sense that he’d be ready to move on to the next level.

But as our friends at College Football Talk note, Saban is a control freak who won’t be thrilled with Sanders making this information public prior to the official announcement. Then again, if Sanders plays for Alabama and makes plays like this and this, Saban can probably forgive him for having a big mouth.

Christ. I can’t believe Barry Sanders’ son is ready to play in college already! It just seems like a few years ago Barry was still juking defenders and breaking their ankles.

smarterthana5thgrader says:Jan 5, 2011 7:28 PM

His dad was one of the best to play the position, and what stood out most from him is how he never stirred trouble in the media. This kid needs to learn fast on how to keep his mouth shut, I’m sure Ingram won’t appreciate this..

I don’t think this guy is riding his dad’s family name. Watch his highlight reel. He is going to make your jaw drop. Bigger than his dad, but has the moves like his old man. He is ridiculous and the real deal.